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David & Annalisa Vinson present...

Lindy Hop...
The MOST fun you can have standing up!

David

We focus on social dance skills, dance floor etiquette & techniques

We believe when Leads make clear leads for their Follows, both can add more style to their dance. Our lessons focus on concepts of Frame and Connection since we believe dancers have to understand how to use Frame & Connection to continue advancing their skills.

Our classes aren't about teaching series of movements to teach a 'routine'. Social dancing means you have to take into consideration not only your partner and their skill level, but also considers the other dancers on the floor around you.

There are 'basic' movements we'll make sure you learn, but we want you to consider all Lindy Hop movements like they're Lego™ bricks, bricks that can be joined together in many varied ways.

Who Are We?

Annalisa Vinson

Lindy hop captured my heart when I was 19 but it wasn’t until I lived in Hong Kong that I truly splashed in to this wonderful world of dance.

I joined the various dance classes and activities at that time mainly due to the rich social aspect that Lindy carries with it. There were many other benefits including exposure to the musical culture and historical roots, as well as a great activity for keeping healthy. I was hooked.

One of the things I love most about this dance is just how Happy it is and how happy people of all ages, shapes, sizes, backgrounds and types are doing it! I like focusing more on the feeling of the dance and the simple rule that this is something you do TOGETHER with another person.

I enjoy all the individuality each person can bring to their expression of the dance once the basic ground rules of cadence, musicality and frame are set in place. I’ve been learning and dancing for the past 8 years and have no plans of stopping any time soon.

Happy to share the joy with any who need a bit of coaching, practice or encouragement.

David Vinson

No one is more shocked than me that I've been doing Lindy Hop longer than I've done ANYTHING in my life - 17years.

I believe Lindy Hop is one of a few activities where strangers come together to create something unique and beautiful, and I like sharing that.

Therefore, I focus on teaching movements that can be lead and followed by anyone familiar with Lindy Hop -- NOT just with the people who happen to be in a specific class.

I was taught that I shouldn't expect a Follow to follow a movement if I couldn't lead it. A partner who rotated to me in a class said "Do you want to do what you're suppose to do or lead me to do something?". This was brilliant to me.

Frame and a consistent Connection with your partner, to enable dancers in leading and following these movements.

I work to dance with EVERYONE who takes our classes, Follows AND Leads. This gives me first-hand feedback on the effectiveness of my teaching methods.

I love teaching and would appreciate the chance to show you the magic of Lindy Hop.

Click here to check out who is teaching this week on the Colorado Swing Dance Club's Web site.

Smooth Out the Edges Classes 8 - 9:00 pm(downstairs)
$10.00/week

The Smooth Out The Edges classes are drop-in classes structured around the attendees and focused on strengthening Frame and Connection.

You tell us what you want to improve, or we'll work on that something new that you haven't discovered yet.

Movements We Focus On

Our lessons focus on concepts of Frame and Connection. We believe dancers have to understand how to use Frame & Connection to continue advancing their skills.

Our classes aren't about teaching a progressive series of movements. They're designed to take groups of basic Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop movements and help you discover ways to lead and follow better through a refined Frame, and thereby improve your connection with your partner.